[Electronics-Talk] Question Regarding Fully Accessible Televisions

[Christopher Chaltain]

I was debating between a Samsung, an LG and a Sony, all of which are accessible. I ended up getting a Sony, which runs Google TV and includes Talk Back. Not sure if I could have set it up all by myself, but I did get assistance. I can use it now independently, but it seems kind of tedious. It also includes Google Assistant and Chromecast. I think offerings from Amazon, Visio and Insignia are also accessible. To get over the air channels, you can get an HD antennae, and I think most any TV will have a tuner that will work with an HD antennae.

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thanks, Jary.


i am wondering if you know by chance if the Amazon TV has a built-in antenna tuner? Or, the ability to scan for locally available over the air channels readily out of the box, without having to subscribe to streaming or watching services? I do want the ability to watch local news, for instance, but don't want to pay for cable or other stuff.

that's something I forgot to mention in my post.


On 1/15/2023 8:22 PM, Sherry Gomes via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> I bought an amazon TV, think it's omen, and if you use the echo devices, it has that built in, plus their screen reader called voice view. I did have my brother-in-law set it up for me, so I'm not sure if it was accessible to set up, but once I turned on voice view, with that and Alexa, I can do everything. I have some trouble with my hands, so had my brother in law sign me in to my streaming services to save time and pain. I could have done all that myself though. Now I can look for shows or movie, purchase something if I want and anything else.
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> I'm having, yet again, to build up my resources, slowly but surely, for my new apartment. I am not a very good fan of the TV, but I'd love to have sighted guests / friends / family over for dinner or whatever. I also like to get into accessible video gaming. So, if anyone would recommend a good, cheap, reasonably awesome, reasonably visually appealing, and of course, fully accessible television that works well off the shelf, I would deeply appreciate it.
> I was looking into the Samsung Glass Chrystal AU8000 Series from 2021 and later on Amazon.com, as my local NFB affiliate did a raffle recently and someone got away with a brand new TV of those models. Inthe descriptions / documentation they said that this model of TVS is fully accessible out of the box. So anyone's got one of those, or a similar one, what is your experience? Do they step up to their claims, and can you use all functions of the remote and / or apparatus fully and independently? What other brands, models and kinds of TVs should I be looking at that are truly accessible? (of course, besides the AppleTV, which I know works, but is currently unfriendly to my budget, frowning face).
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